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NEW! Search the Madrid
Register-News
Years Available 1907-1995 The Madrid Historical Society, along with the Madrid Public Library, dedicates this digital archive of the Madrid Register-News to Bill and Irene Wilcox. Bill and Irene bought the newspaper and printing business from J.G. Lucas on November 1, 1957. They published a weekly newspaper that included news from the surrounding communities of Luther, Granger, Woodward, Sheldahl and Polk City. In 1977, their son, Dennis Wilcox and wife Carol bought into the business. On May 2nd, 1983, Bill tragically passed away. Irene worked at the newspaper/printing office until her retirement in 1992, and continued to write her weekly column, “Notes from Irene” for many years. In July, 2008, the third generation of the Wilcox family became co-owners when Ken and Jennifer (Wilcox) Williams joined the business. The Williams currently own and operate the printing business, while the newspaper is owned by Mid America Publishing Corp. Irene Wilcox passed away September 8, 2022. Funding for digitizing the Madrid Register-News came from the Boone County Endowment and memorials for Irene Wilcox, the Madrid Historical Society and the Madrid Public Library. This link will take you to the Advantage Archives website, a business that specializes in preserving community newspapers. You can search the Madrid Register-News by key word or date, or browse by clicking on the year. This valuable resource will add immeasurably to the historic record of Madrid and the surrounding communities. https://madrid.advantage-preservation.com The Madrid Paper news articles that ran during the Bicentennial on Madrid's history are now in bound books and are available for you to read in our Bicentennial section of the museum. |
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Ackerlund-Burke Coal Mine |
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The museum has a list of names of
individuals in our Genealogy File. |
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The Board of Directors Meeting's are on
the 3rd Saturday of the month during regular business
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"Preserving Madrid's
history for future generations to come! "
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